FolkEast, the UK’s most easterly folk festival, is to welcome audiences to Suffolk for a live event this month after all. In April, in common with most other 2020 folk festivals, husband and wife directors John and Becky Marshall-Potter reluctantly decided to postpone...
Missed your local art galleries and museums during lock down? Mancunian folk fusionists Harp & A Monkey certainly have. “As soon as you enter and the door closes behind you the chaos of the street disappears,” muses front man Martin Purdy, “it’s like being...
Hands up…who’s not had a box set issued recently? Yes, Richard. Yes, Linda. Don’t worry now, it’s your turn anyway. Titled ‘ Hard Luck Stories (1972-1982) ’ the box comes crammed with eight CDs which reissue all their official releases, cherry pick rare tracks studio...
The Roving Crows have been carving out their niche in the UK folk music scene since early 2009. Over ten years and evolving incarnations they have cultivated an arresting, singular sound that pushes the boundaries of the Celtic Folk genre. The band play with genuine...
The mindless thing in my lung is malignant and is spreading its tendrils far and wide. So yes, I have lung cancer, and I start chemotherapy next week." It was with these stark phrases and bold intentions that Judy Dyble told us that she was suffering. She was working...
Given all the drastic cancellations, restrictions and general disquiet that’s gone on because of CoVid 19 it’s been on line activities and events which have at least raised a ray of hope for live music when all is restored to a modicum of normality. Of course this...
‘He lived his life the same way he made music: improvising as he went; scattering brilliance, beauty, rage and destruction in his wake. Drawing on almost 100 new interviews, Small Hours is a raw and utterly gripping account of sixty years of daredevil creativity,...
Seminal Minneapolis band The Jayhawks have announced their new album XOXO will release on July 10 via Sham/Thirty Tigers. Featuring their most diverse and wide-ranging group of songs to date. Recalling country-rock bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Jayhawks...
With most of us never having experienced anything quite like this pandemic before, many of our favourite artists are turning to the internet to bring us their music, when we would normally be going to festivals and enjoying their music live. Suffolk duo Honey and the...
Multi-award-winning Scottish band Skerryvore will release their blistering new album, Live Across Scotland on Friday, 10 July 2020 to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Capturing the energy and atmosphere of the band’s live performance, Skerryvore’s first ever live...
Show of Hands, recognised as one of the finest folk roots acts in the UK, are to release a 2020 version of their classic, thought-provoking song, Bristol Slaver. In July, some 23 years after the original song appeared on their acclaimed 1997 album Dark Fields, multi...
The album represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision and his efforts have been supported by a cadre of great players such as Paul Simon, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen. As one of the very few first-generation rock'n'rollers still seriously pursuing new...
With the critically lauded new album ‘Last Light On The Highway’ just released these roots rockers are hitting Europe this Autumn with an extensive tour. With their fusion of blues, soul, country and rock Blues legend Joe Bonamassa says the band are ‘keeping the...
The ‘Maverick’ album follows 2017’s critically acclaimed album “Exile & Grace”. Their fifth studio record is released on Friday 16th October 2020 via Channel 9 Music – King King’s new independent label. The 10-track album will be released on CD and vinyl. ...
In the ten years since winning Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Sam Carter has earned a reputation for vivid, narrative-driven songwriting and captivating live performances. Renowned as “the finest English-style finger-picking guitarist of his...
Travelling With Thomas, the emergent folk musical from the combined creative forces of musician/composer Laurel Swift and designer Lizzie Watts, enters its second year of development with a series of interactive, online showcases. Telling the legendary tale of Thomas...
LAURA MARLING will be performing a special live solo concert from Union Chapel in London on Saturday 6th June for fans in the UK and Europe. Filmed with multiple cameras in Ultra HD and with the highest quality audio, this iconic venue will be transformed into a...
Classic rock blues flavoured Bad Touch release their upcoming studio album ‘Kiss The Sky’ via Marshall Records on Friday 19th June 2020. ‘Kiss The Sky’ will be supported by a rescheduled nationwide 13-date UK headline tour that kicks off at The Waterfront in Norwich...
Folkroom's Pillow Fort Folk Festival - an afternoon of live music taking place on June 6th. As the prospect of meeting friends at a gig again soon seems far away, Pillow Fort Folk Festival will bring musicians and fans closer together for a magical day streamed...
The Music Venue Trust charity has teamed up with TCB Merchandise and live agent/promoter Neil O'Brien to launch a new initiative aiming to help support music venues across the UK affected by Covid-19. At the present moment, over 400 venues are at imminent risk of...
